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SBI Clerk Notification 2023: The State Bank of India conducts recruitment for Assistants/Clerks every year. Candidates can expect the notification sometime this year. SBI recruits candidates for the position of Junior Associates (Clerical Cadre) in various branches across the country. For candidates wanting to apply for SBI Clerk, all details are provided in this blog.
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The table below gives a brief overview of the exam as a whole.
Organization | State Bank of India |
Post Name | Clerk (Junior Associates) |
Vacancy | TBA |
Category | Government Jobs |
Application Mode | Online |
Registration Start Date | TBA |
Registration End Date | TBA |
Exam Mode | Online |
Recruitment Process | Prelims Mains |
Salary | Rs 26,000 - to Rs 29,000 |
Official website | http://sbi.co.in/ |
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Candidates can directly download the notification PDF from the link given below.
SBI Clerk 2023 Notification PDF [Link Inactive]
The important dates in the SBI Clerk recruitment for 2023 will be updated in the table below.
Events | New Dates |
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SBI Clerk Notification Date | - |
Start of Online Application Filling | - |
SBI Clerk End Date for Online Application Filling | - |
PET Call Letter | - |
Admit Card for the Preliminary Exam | - |
Preliminary Examination Date | - |
Result of Preliminary Examination | - |
Admit Card for Main Examination | - |
Main Examination Date | - |
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SBI will announce the total number of vacancies for 2023. You can check out the previous year's vacancies here for the time being. In 2022, SBI released a total of 5008 vacancies.
Circle | State/ UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | GEN | Total |
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Ahmedabad | Gujarat | 25 | 53 | 95 | 35 | 145 | 353 |
Ahmedabad | Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Bangalore | Karnataka | 51 | 22 | 85 | 31 | 127 | 316 |
Bhopal | Madhya Pradesh | 58 | 78 | 58 | 38 | 157 | 389 |
Bhopal | Chhattisgarh | 11 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 92 |
Bengal | West Bengal | 78 | 17 | 75 | 34 | 136 | 340 |
Bengal | A&N Islands | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
Bengal | Sikkim | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 26 |
Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 27 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 69 | 170 |
Chandigarh | Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 35 |
Chandigarh | Haryana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Chandigarh | Himachal Pradesh | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 55 |
Chandigarh | Punjab | 38 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 52 | 130 |
Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 67 | 4 | 96 | 35 | 153 | 355 |
Chennai | Pondicherry | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Delhi | Delhi | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 32 |
Delhi | Uttarakhand | 22 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 66 | 120 |
Hyderabad | Telangana | 36 | 16 | 60 | 22 | 91 | 225 |
Jaipur | Rajasthan | 48 | 37 | 57 | 28 | 114 | 284 |
Kerala | Kerala | 27 | 3 | 73 | 27 | 140 | 270 |
Kerala | Lakshadweep | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Lucknow/ Delhi | Uttar Pradesh | 133 | 7 | 170 | 63 | 258 | 631 |
Maharashtra/ Mumbai Metro | Maharashtra | 75 | 67 | 201 | 74 | 330 | 747 |
Maharashtra | Goa | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 50 |
North Eastern | Assam | 18 | 31 | 70 | 25 | 114 | 258 |
North Eastern | Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
North Eastern | Manipur | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
North Eastern | Meghalaya | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
North Eastern | Mizoram | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
North Eastern | Nagaland | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
North Eastern | Tripura | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Total | 743 | 1165 | 490 | 2143 | 5008 |
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Candidates can also check the SBI Clerk previous year vacancies for SBI Clerk exam 2022. The number of vacancies announced by SBI for the post of Clerk 2021 was 5454. There are 5000 regular post vacancies and 23 backlog post vacancies. Following is a table of vacancies for 2021 all across India. There were no vacancies announced for Bihar and Jharkhand.
SC/ST/OBC | 121 |
PWD | 96 |
XS | 237 |
Total | 454 |
The Eligibility Criteria pertains to:
the general educational qualification criteria for SBI Clerk are as follows:
It's important to note that the graduation requirement is a minimum qualification, and specific percentages or CGPA requirements may be mentioned in the official notification. Additionally, candidates who are in their final year/semester of graduation and are awaiting their results are also eligible to apply, provided they can produce proof of having passed the graduation examination on or before the specified date mentioned by SBI.
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For Age Limit, the candidate should be not younger than 20 years and older than 28 years.
The following table displays the category-wise relaxation given in the case of age.
Serial No. | Category | Upper Age Limit |
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1 | SC / ST | 33 years |
2 | OBC | 31 years |
3 | A person with disabilities (General) | 38 years |
4 | A person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 43 years |
5 | A person with disabilities(OBC) | 41 years |
6 | Jammu & Kashmir Migrants | 33 Years |
7 | Ex-Servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen | Service period in defence services 3 years (8 years in the case of Disabled Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST) subject to a max. age of 50 years |
8 | Widows, Divorced women( No remarried) | GEN- 35 years OBC- 38 years SC/ST- 40 years |
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The details for the online application process is as given below.
Candidates can find the link to apply for SBI Clerk below.
Apply for SBI Clerk 2023 [link Inactive]
Candidates should ensure the following specifications for the photograph and signature are followed.
Candidates can follow the following steps to fill the SBI Clerk 2023 application form.
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The application fee for the SBI Clerk 2023 registration is as shown below.
Category | Fee |
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SC/ST/PWD | NIL |
General/OBC/EWS | Rs. 750/- |
The selection procedure for SBI Clerk comprises two phases: Preliminary examination and Main Examination. A candidate has to clear both examinations to The SBI Clerk Selection Process as per the SBI Clerk exam notification includes 2 stages as mentioned below:
These 2 rounds will be followed by a local language test which is to be held prior to selection. We have discussed this in our blog, further. A candidate must qualify for both the preliminary exam and mains exam to proceed to the Language Proficiency round. The candidates selected after the Language Proficiency round are given the appointment letter.
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This section covers the exam pattern for the SBI Clerk Preliminary and the Mains exam.
The Examination for SBI Clerk is held according to a fixed pattern. The table given below helps in understanding the pattern. There is a system of negative marking in this examination.
Serial No. | Section | No. of Question | Total Marks | Duration |
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1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3 | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
The Mains Exam Pattern for SBI Clerk will be conducted as an Online Objective Test. It has a total of 190 questions within the time of 2 hours 40 minutes.
Test Name | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration (in mins) |
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General/Financial Awareness | 50 | 50 | 35 |
General English | 40 | 40 | 35 |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 45 |
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude | 50 | 60 | 45 |
Total | 190 | 200 | 2 hours 40 minutes |
Note: The exam of SBI Clerk Prelims will not affect the final selection in the mains exam.
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While the pattern for both the Preliminary and Main examinations is the same, the Main exam is held at a higher level of difficulty. The candidate is tested on:
The table given below provides the various heads associated with each category.
Reasoning | Quantitative Ability | English Language |
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Logical Reasoning | Simplification | Reading Comprehension |
Alphanumeric Series | Profit & Loss | Cloze Test |
Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test | Mixtures & Alligation | Para jumbles |
Data Sufficiency | Surds & Indices and Simple Interest & Compound Interest | Miscellaneous |
Coded Inequalities | Work & Time | Fill in the blanks |
Seating Arrangement | Time & Distance | Multiple Meaning /Error Spotting |
Puzzle | Mensuration – Sphere, Cone and Cylinder | Paragraph Completion |
Tabulation | Data Interpretation | |
Syllogism | Percentage, Ratio & Proportion | |
Blood Relations | Number Systems | |
Input-Output | Sequence & Series | |
Coding-Decoding | Permutation, Combination Probability |
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SBI makes arrangements for pre-examination training at specific centres for candidates belonging to SC/ST/XS/ Religious Minority Community candidates. Details are made available at the SBI official website.
The Cut-Off marks for the SBI Clerk exam will aid in determining the difficulty level of the exam, due to which a strategic approach to exam preparation is required. The Cut-Off marks in the Prelims and Mains exam will be different and will also be dependent on the no. of available seats and difficulty level of the exams.
The table below displays the General Category SBI Clerk Cut off 2020 Prelims.
State Name | Cut-off |
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Andhra Pradesh | 68 |
Bihar | 68.75 |
Chhattisgarh | 68.75 |
Delhi | 76.25 |
Gujarat | 56.75 |
Himachal Pradesh | 66 |
Jharkhand | 68.25 |
Karnataka | 58.75 |
Kerala | 69.75 |
Madhya Pradesh | 68.75 |
Maharashtra | 59.75 |
Odisha | 68.25 |
Chandigarh | 76 |
Punjab | 77.50 |
Haryana | 72.75 |
Rajasthan | 68.75 |
Telangana | 66 |
Tamil Nadu | 62 |
Uttar Pradesh | 71 |
Uttarakhand | 69.75 |
West Bengal | 67.5 |
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The admit card of the SBI Clerk Preliminary and Mains exams will be available on the official website of the State Bank of India. The admit card will be out at least a week or two before the exam.
SBI releases the SBI Clerk Prelims and Mains result on the official careers website of SBI. The result is released soon after the conduct of the respective exams. Candidates will find their qualification status, cut-off, and other relevant details in the result. As SBI Clerk does not have an interview round, the candidates will be chosen for the SBI Clerk position depending on the final result published after the SBI Clerk Mains exam.
The start Pay Scale for SBI Clerk is Rs. 19,900. In the case of graduates, 2 advance increments are added. The Pay Scale of an SBI Clerk will be Rs.17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920.
The official notification for the SBI Clerk exam has been released on SBI's official website on 6th September 2022.
SBI Clerk Prelims exam 2022 will be held 12th, 19th, 20th and 25th November 2022.
SBI Clerk Mains exam 2022 will be tentatively held in January 2023.
SBI has revised the pay scale for the clerk position and the latest pay scale is Rs. 17900-1000/3-20900-1230/3-24590-1490/4-30550-1730/7-42600-3270/1-45930-1990/1-47920.
SBI Clerk Online Test series contains 30 full length SBI Clerk Mock Tests for Prelims & Mains. Practicing the SBI Clerk Test series would put you on the right path to crack the SBI Clerk Examination in your first Attempt.
SBI has released 5008 vacancies for SBI Clerk (Junior Associates) 2022.
The online registration process for SBI Clerk 2022 will begin on 7th September and will continue till 27th of September 2022.
SBI Clerk Prelims 2022 contains 100 questions worth 100 marks.
The admit card for SBO Clerk Prelims 2022 will be available from 29th of October 2022 onwards (tentative).
The time limit of the exam is 1 hour with a sectional time limit of 20 minutes.
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